 The Banker's Association of St. Lucia donates to its fifth home for the Financial Information Month. The collective group of financial institutions visited the staff and residents of the Cornerstone Humanitarian House in Castries, once again bearing gifts of essential food items and supplies. Five homes across the island are now the recipients of months of essential food and grocery items, thanks to the donations of the Banker's Association of St. Lucia. During the month of October, representatives from 11 competing financial institutions journeyed to the Villa St. Joseph Home for the Elderly in Dennery, the St. Lucia Rainbow Children's Home, the New Beginnings Transit Home, the Morgush Club 60, and Adult Daycare Center in Trousel, and lastly the Cornerstone Humanitarian House with a lot more than just warm smiles. We are so pleased that Financial Information Month has afforded us the opportunity not only to impact financial literacy as part of our strategy, but also to meet with people in the community, those who are more in need, and to share with them some of the items we can purchase as an association. Financial Information Month is an annual educational campaign created by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, the ECCB, in 2002. According to local representatives of the ECCB, these donations really highlight the humanitarian side of the banking sector. As you know, Financial Information Month is a time where we seek to educate and empower our people, and this year we are so elated to be a part of it with the Banker's Association of St. Lucia as they contribute to the well-being of the less fortunate in our society. Executive of the Division of Human Services Andrea Alsid says the Cornerstone Humanitarian House has been open to persons who are homeless and destitute for approximately 23 years. The sole purpose of this institution is really to house persons who are destitute who don't have family and nowhere to go. We see now the influx of the persons getting older, so we really have a lot of older persons here, and we're very grateful for this beautiful gesture of food items, and we know it's going to go a long way for us, particularly now in the current situation that we're facing. The Cornerstone Humanitarian House currently accommodates 28 residents. The Banker's Association of St. Lucia made food donations to a total of five homes, two homes for children, and three for the elderly. From the Government Information Service, Lisa Joseph reports in.